Plunkett is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Pluingceid. It is associated with Ireland, and possibly of Norse or Norman origin; it may be spelled...
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James William Plunkett (born December 5, 1947) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL)...
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Elizabeth Plunkett may refer to: Elizabeth Gunning (translator), married name Elizabeth Plunkett, novelist and translator Elizabeth Plunkett, Countess...
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Oliver Plunkett (or Oliver Plunket; Irish: Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681) was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All...
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Plunkett & Macleane is a 1999 British historical action comedy film directed by Jake Scott, and starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler...
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Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish republican, poet and journalist. As a leader of the 1916...
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George Plunkett may refer to: George Noble Plunkett (1851–1948), Irish nationalist George Oliver Plunkett (1894–1944), son of George Noble Plunkett, Irish...
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Plunketts Creek may refer to: Plunketts Creek Township, Pennsylvania Plunketts Creek (Loyalsock Creek), a tributary of Loyalsock Creek in Pennsylvania...
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Lord Dunsany (redirect from Edward Plunkett, Baron Dunsany)
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany FRSL FRGS (/dʌnˈseɪni/; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish...
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James Plunkett Kelly, or James Plunkett (21 May 1920 – 28 May 2003), was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS. Kelly grew up among the...
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Catherine Plunkett (born c 1725), was an eighteenth century Irish violinist. She was born in Dublin about 1725. Plunkett studied with Matthew Dubourg and...
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Grace Gifford (redirect from Grace Plunkett)
Grace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett (4 March 1888 – 13 December 1955) was an Irish artist and cartoonist who was active in the Republican movement, who married...
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Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is the quadruple-barrelled surname of the descendants of Admiral The Honourable Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax...
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Liam Edward Plunkett (born 6 April 1985) is an English cricketer who bowls right-arm fast medium. He was an England international until 2019, and was part...
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Maryann Plunkett is an American actress and singer. Plunkett made her Broadway debut playing Sister Agnes in Agnes of God. In 1987, she won the Tony Award...
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Alice Plunkett (also known by her married name, Alice Fox-Pitt) is a former eventer and National Hunt jockey and current presenter on ITV Racing in the...
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USS Plunkett (DD-431), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett. Plunkett...
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Sherborne Plunkett (15 November 1848 – 25 December 1883) was a British Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of Admiral Edward Plunkett, 16th Baron...
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Ruth Plunkett (17 December 1926 – 13 October 1974) was an English actress, born to an Australian WWI soldier, Captain Gunning Francis Plunkett, and Alice...
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Geraldine Plunkett is an Irish actress famously known for her part as Mary McDermott-Moran in the Irish television series Glenroe. Geraldine Plunkett also...
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Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett KCVO PC (Ire) JP DL FRS (24 October 1854 – 26 March 1932), was an Anglo-Irish agricultural reformer, pioneer of agricultural...
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Sir Nicholas Plunkett (1602–1680) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician. He was a younger son of Christopher Plunkett, 9th Baron Killeen and Jane (or...
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Edwards and Plunkett was an American architectural firm active between 1925 and 1940 in Santa Barbara, California. It was founded by William Albert Edwards...
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D'Arcy Britton Plunkett (1872 – 3 May 1936) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Orillia, Ontario and became an...
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Stephen Plunkett (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his performances in the NBC series, Rise, and John Magary's The Mend...
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Sir Francis Richard Plunkett GCB GCMG PC (3 February 1835 – 28 February 1907) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat. Plunkett was born at Corbalton Hall in County...
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Peg Plunkett (c. 1727–1797) was an Irish brothel keeper in Dublin who wrote her memoirs in three volumes. Margaret Plunkett was born in the Irish county...
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George Noble Plunkett (3 December 1851 – 12 March 1948) was an Irish nationalist politician, museum director and biographer, who served as Minister for...
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Roy Joseph Plunkett (June 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994) was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938...
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Séamus "Cheddar" Plunkett (born 1961) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the senior Laois county team. Plunkett made his first appearance...
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